Food Prep Pack Associate - Good Eggs

Job Title: Food Prep Pack Associate
Job Location: Oakland, California
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/goodeggs/b7fe0722-ee32-4dff-b2e4-b5f4d6c10498
Job Description: About Good Eggs

At our core, we represent radical freshness, impeccable quality, curated selections and exceptional service. Picked yesterday, baked this morning, by the people we know and trust. We go straight to the source and bring only the best right to you. We're Good Eggs.

About the Role

As a Pack Associate, you will support the day-to-day functioning of the Kitchen by carefully packing our amazing Good Eggs Kitchen (GEK) products with adherence to food safety, sanitation, and any additional standards and specifications as laid out by QC Packers and Supervisors.

Duties & Responsibilities
Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met
Mark and label containers, container tags, or products using marking tools
Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools
Place or pour products or materials into containers using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes
Remove completed or defective products or materials
Seal containers or materials according to GEK standards
Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools
Load completed and packed material and products into crates per GEK Specifications
Measure, weigh and count products and materials
Record time and temperature information on specified forms and records
Develop product knowledge for identification, quality assurance, food safety, and proper completion of tasks
Communicate to QC packers and Supervisors any instance where food safety, quality, or other GEK standards are not being met
Maintain quality of service by following operational standards
This role will be on their feet most/all of their shift and need to be able to maintain quality and pace of work
It is the responsibility of every team member to clarify any areas of uncertainty around conduct, performance, expectations, or duties as they arise and meet all standards as outlined by your manager and supervisor
Qualifications
Previous food industry pick/pack experience
Willingness to work in a team environment
Good communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to read and measure
Time management skills
Organizational skills
Ability to use standard warehousing tools such as box cutters, hand trucks, and pallet jacks
Understanding of units of measure such as ounces and pounds, pints, quarts, gallons, etc
Understanding of how to use digital scales & thermometers
Ability to work with urgency and meet required metrics daily
Proficiency in spoken/written English
This position requires slip-resistant footwear and uniforms that will be provided to you
Working Conditions
Flexible schedule needed Job hazards may include slips and falls, cuts, and burns, but injuries are seldom serious.
Cold environment for most/all of shift (45 Degrees and below).
Will be going in and out of the freezer or refrigerator as needed.
Busy, fast-paced KitchenNight, weekend, and holiday shifts required.
Will be working on a computer part of your shift.
Physical Requirements
We characterize this role as physically demanding Must be able to perform physical activities requiring considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling carts, and handling materials
Must be able to regularly lift, carry and push and pull between 30 to 50 pounds
Walking: Up to 8 hours per day
Standing: Up to 8 hours per day
Ability to work for extended periods in refrigeration and a freezer (-10F)
Seating: Up to 1 hour per day
Reaching: Up, down, or laterally, up to 8 hours per day
Please be aware that you are required to wear PPE for Covid-19, food safety, local, state, or federal laws, related PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as mandated by Company Policy
Must be able to work in a multitude of environments